SII 3.197: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No. 197.—ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE MANIKANTHESVARA TEMPLE AT TIRUMALPURAM. No. 266 of 1906.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This record, which is dated in the 13th year of Pārthivēndrādivarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, registers a gift of twenty-five kaḻañju of gold marked and weighed by the standard weight (dharmakaṭṭaḷai-tuḷai-niṟai) for burning two lamps in the temple of Śiva at Tirumālpēṟu. The assembly of Paṭṭālam alias Eḻunūṟṟuva-chaturvēdimaṅgalam in Dāmar-nāḍu accepted the gold and agreed to maintain the two lamps from the interest thereon. It is interesting to note that the lamps were the gift of Vijjavai-Mahādēviyār or Vajjavaiyār who was related to Nandivarman Kāḍupaṭṭigaḷ, perhaps, as his queen. Nandivarman Kāḍupaṭṭigaḷ is clearly a Pallava name; but we cannot definitely identify the king nor fix his relationship to the ruling sovereign Pārthivēndrādivarman.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (Original Edition) (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0197.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] (virapāṇ)-
⟨2⟩ ṭiyaṉai talaikoṇṭa
⟨3⟩ k(o)ppāṟttive(ndr)ātipa-
⟨4⟩ nma⟨r⟩kku yāṇṭu 10 3 Āvatu
⟨5⟩ tāmaṟkoṭṭattu tāmaṟn(ā)-
⟨6⟩ ṭṭu paṭṭālamākiya Eḻunū(ṟ)-
⟨7⟩ ṟuvacaturvv¿ai?timaṅkala-
⟨8⟩ ttu sabhaiyom kai-
⟨9⟩ yeḻuttu vallamaṉār maka-
⟨10⟩ (ḷ)ār vaccavaiyār pakkal {y}-
⟨11⟩ (y)āṅkaḷ koṇṭukaṭava poṉ dhanma-
⟨12⟩ kaṭṭaḷai tuḷainiṟai Irupattai-
⟨13⟩ ṅkaḻañcu Ippoṉṉukku (po)-
⟨14⟩ (li)yūṭṭ(ā)ka Ikkoṭṭattu tirum(ā)-
⟨15⟩ lpeṟṟu m¿ā?hādevaṟku I-
⟨16⟩ raṇṭu nontāviḷakkuk(ku)
⟨17⟩ Iṭa [****] n(o)miṉta ti(ru) [*****]-
⟨18⟩ (O)ṉṟum nan=tipanma(kāṭu)paṭṭi(kaḷ)
⟨19⟩ [******] r vijjavai m¿ā?hādevi-
⟨20⟩ yār(kk)āka Oṉṟum Ivviraṇ [*]-
⟨21⟩ ṭu vi(ḷa)kk¿u?ṉu [****] m [**]
⟨22⟩ [**] yeṇ(ṇai) [******]
⟨23⟩ [***] (ṭokkum) [*****]
⟨24⟩ (ṇṇai) cantrā [****] m(mu)-
⟨25⟩ (ṭṭā)me Aṭṭuvomāṉom paṭṭālam(ā)-
⟨26⟩ kiya Eḻunūṟṟuvacaturvvetimaṅ(ka)-
⟨27⟩ lattu sabhaiyom Iv(ve)-
⟨28⟩ (ṇ)ṇai muṭṭil tanmāsanattu nicatam
⟨29⟩ (Arai)kkāl poṉ maṉṟuvatākavum [*]
⟨30⟩ [*] vikkatā [*] lani [*] kaṭil nicatama(ñ)cu(p)-
⟨31⟩ poṉ maṉ(ṟuva)tākavum Eṇ(ṇaiye)-
⟨32⟩ (ri)kkat ti(ruvu)ṇṇāḻikai yuṭaiya(rka)ḷuk(ku)
⟨33⟩ nicatam Iraṇṭu coṟu kuṭu⟨p⟩patākavum
⟨34⟩ Ipparicu Oṭṭi cilālekai cetuku-
⟨35⟩ ṭuttom paṭṭālamākiya Eḻunūṟṟuva-
⟨36⟩ caturvetimaṅkalattu sabhaiyom[||]

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 13th year of (the reign of) king Pārthivēndrādivarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, (this is) the writing of us, (the members) of the assembly of Paṭṭālam alias Eḻunūṟṟuva-chaturvēdimaṅgalam in Dāmar-nāḍu, (a subdivision) of Dāmar-kōṭṭam. We have received from Vajjavaiyār, daughter of Vallamaṉār, twenty-five kaḻañju of gold of the standard weight and mark (dharmakaṭṭaḷai-tuḷai-niṟai) and for interest on this gold we [stand surety for] . . . . . . one of the two sacred lamps (in the temple) of Mahādēva (Śiva) of Tirumālpēṟu of this (same) kōṭṭam . . . . . . . one for (the merit of) Vijjavai-Mahādēviyār . . . . . Nandipanma Kāḍupaṭṭi[gaḷ]. We (the members) of the assembly of Paṭṭālam alias Eḻunūṟṟuva-chaturvēdimaṅgalam agree to supply without failure . . . . . . moon . . . . . oil . . . . . equal (in capacity) to . . . . . . for (burning) these two lamps. It (the supply of) this oil is stopped (we) agree to pay as fine (maṉṟu) one-eighth poṉ daily at the court of justice . . . . . agree to pay as fine five poṉ daily and to give two meals daily to the persons in charge of the sacred inner enclosure, for burning the oil. We (the members) of the assembly of Paṭṭālam alias Eḻunūṟṟuva-chaturvēdimaṅgalam had this gift engraved on stone with (our) full consent.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.197 by Krishna Sastri 1920 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1920. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part III: Inscriptions of Aditya I, Parantaka I, Madiraikonda, Rajakesarivarman, Parantaka II, Uttama-Chola, Parthivendravarman and Aditya-Karikala and the Tiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra-Chola I. South Indian Inscriptions 3.3. Madras: Government Press. Pages 373–374, item 197.

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<p>Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 13th year of (<hi rend="italic">the reign of</hi>) king <hi rend="bold">Pārthivēndrādivarman</hi> who took the head of <hi rend="bold">Vīra-Pāṇḍya</hi>, (<hi rend="italic">this is</hi>) the writing of us, (<hi rend="italic">the members</hi>) of the assembly of <hi rend="bold">Paṭṭālam</hi> <hi rend="italic">alias</hi> <hi rend="bold">Eḻunūṟṟuva-chaturvēdimaṅgalam</hi> in <hi rend="bold">Dāmar-nāḍu</hi>, (<hi rend="italic">a subdivision</hi>) of <hi rend="bold">Dāmar-kōṭṭam</hi>. We have received from <hi rend="bold">Vajjavaiyār</hi>, daughter of <hi rend="bold">Vallamaṉār</hi>, twenty-five <hi rend="italic">kaḻañju</hi> of gold of the standard weight and mark (<hi rend="italic">dharmakaṭṭaḷai-tuḷai-niṟai</hi>) and for interest on this gold we [stand surety for] . . . . . . one of the two sacred lamps (<hi rend="italic">in the temple</hi>) of <hi rend="bold">Mahādēva</hi> (<hi rend="italic">Śiva</hi>) of <hi rend="bold">Tirumālpēṟu</hi> of this (same) <hi rend="italic">kōṭṭam</hi> . . . . . . . one for (<hi rend="italic">the merit of</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Vijjavai-Mahādēviyār . . . . . Nandipanma Kāḍupaṭṭi[gaḷ]</hi>. We (<hi rend="italic">the members</hi>) of the assembly of <hi rend="bold">Paṭṭālam</hi> <hi rend="italic">alias</hi> <hi rend="bold">Eḻunūṟṟuva-chaturvēdimaṅgalam</hi> agree to supply without failure . . . . . . moon . . . . . oil . . . . . equal (<hi rend="italic">in capacity</hi>) to . . . . . . for (<hi rend="italic">burning</hi>) these two lamps. It (<hi rend="italic">the supply of</hi>) this oil is stopped (<hi rend="italic">we</hi>) agree to pay as fine (<hi rend="italic">maṉṟu</hi>) one-eighth <hi rend="italic">poṉ</hi> daily at the court of justice . . . . . agree to pay as fine five <hi rend="italic">poṉ</hi> daily and to give two meals daily to the persons in charge of the sacred inner enclosure, for burning the oil. We (<hi rend="italic">the members</hi>) of the assembly of <hi rend="bold">Paṭṭālam</hi> <hi rend="italic">alias</hi> <hi rend="bold">Eḻunūṟṟuva-chaturvēdimaṅgalam</hi> had this gift engraved on stone with (<hi rend="italic">our</hi>) full consent.</p>

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